State government-owned hospitals in Kwara State are introducing digital medical records (EMR) to strengthen well being info administration and modernise public healthcare supply within the state.
The Executive Secretary of the KW-HMB, Abdulraheem Malik, disclosed this to PREMIUM TIMES in Ilorin, the state capital.
He mentioned the initiative, being applied by means of KW-HMB beneath the HOPE-PHC Project, will see healthcare staff start coaching on the system in November.
The digital healthcare programme is predicted to scale back reliance on paper-based medical records, enhance entry to sufferers’ medical histories and promote continuity of care throughout public hospitals within the state.
The system can also be designed to strengthen administrative effectivity and help evidence-based decision-making in hospital administration.
The rollout builds on an earlier hospital digitalisation pilot involving six hospitals and the state authorities’s ongoing efforts to combine digital options into healthcare service supply.
The initiative additionally enhances the board’s efforts to strengthen well being info administration, together with the inauguration of its Data Management Committee in August 2026.
The KW-HMB boss, Mr Malik, counseled Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for approving the initiative, describing it as an essential milestone within the state’s drive in direction of a extra environment friendly, accountable and technology-driven public healthcare system.
READ ALSO: 30 children rescued from illegal orphanage in Kwara
Mr Malik mentioned the adoption of digital medical records would strengthen hospital operations, enhance affected person info administration and help extra environment friendly medical encounters throughout the state.
He reaffirmed the board’s dedication to working with related stakeholders to make sure the profitable implementation of the programme and ship extra responsive, environment friendly and patient-centred healthcare providers to residents.
The employees coaching scheduled for November is predicted to equip healthcare personnel with the abilities required to function the system successfully.
When absolutely applied, the initiative is predicted to enhance the administration of sufferers’ well being info and help higher coordination of care throughout Kwara State’s public hospitals.
Discover extra from Premium Times Nigeria
Subscribe to get the newest posts despatched to your e-mail.
